toasting fork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toasting fork
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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"To see a newspaperman paraded on Parliament's toasting fork is an ugly sight," begins Quentin Letts in the Mail's sketch of Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger's appearance before MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2013
A black pan, a bowl and a toasting fork sit on a folded white cloth on a dark grey table; the background is a warm brown.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2013
He had found one of those sly, semi-scholarly parallels on which he loves to impale his more annoying critics, like marshmallows on a toasting fork.
From Time Magazine Archive
“No, it’s the toasting fork, with Mother’s shoe on it instead of the bread. Beth’s stage-struck!” cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
No, it's the toasting fork, with Mother's shoe on it instead of the bread.
From Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May
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